Prof. Grant Schofield sits down with Prof. Julia
Rucklidge, clinical psychologist, University of
Canterbury researcher, and one of the world's leading voices on
micronutrients and mental health, for a wide-ranging conversation
on three decades of research most people have never heard about.
Julia walks through the origin story of it all (yes, it really
did start with pig farmers in Alberta), then into the studies
that built her case: ADHD trials showing improved emotional
regulation, faster recovery after the Christchurch earthquakes
and mosque attacks in well-nourished populations, and the
landmark "NUTRIMUM" pregnancy study, where mothers taking a
broad-spectrum micronutrient formula saw dramatically better
birth outcomes than those on antidepressants, including a
threefold difference in resuscitation rates at birth.
From there the conversation turns to the part that will frustrate
you: why none of this has translated into practice. Julia unpacks
New Zealand's 40-year-old+ Dietary Supplement Regulations, the
bizarre legal reality that a supplement is not allowed to claim
it can prevent or treat disease (yes, even scurvy), and her own
first-hand experience being refused a prescription for the very
formula she's spent her career researching. They also cover her
newly-teenager emotional dysregulation trial, the reward-system
dysregulation driving the "anxious generation," and her new role
on the NZ Psychologists Board.
If you've ever wondered why good nutrition science doesn't reach
GPs, mums, or teenagers who need it, this one's for you.
How a pig-feed observation in Alberta led to a career
studying micronutrients and mental health
Faster recovery from trauma (Christchurch earthquakes,
Christchurch mosque attacks) in well-nourished populations
The NUTRIMUM pregnancy trial: depression outcomes, birth
outcomes, and postnatal depression rates vs. antidepressants
Why broad-spectrum micronutrients may work better than single
nutrients like vitamin D or B-vitamins alone
Reducing emotional dysregulation in teenagers, without a
psychiatric diagnosis
New Zealand's outdated supplement law (Dietary Supplement
Regulations Act, 1985) and why a food "cannot legally prevent or
treat disease"
Julia's own experience being denied a prescription for daily
essential nutrients by her GP
The regulatory maze around lithium-containing micronutrient
formulas and Medsafe's crackdown
What an ideal, evidence-based regulatory environment could
look like
Reward system dysregulation, dopamine, and the "anxious
generation" in young people
Julia's new appointment to the NZ Psychologists Board
In this episode Guests & Links
Prof. Julia Rucklidge, Clinical psychologist and
researcher, University of Canterbury
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Prof. Grant Schofield, Host
https://profgrantschofield.com/
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